lifeboat ethics

English

Proposed by the ecologist Garrett Hardin, who gave the example of a lifeboat that can hold 50 people but is surrounded by 100 swimmers.

lifeboat ethics (uncountable)

A system of ethics based on "first come, first served" or "every man for himself" rather than the fair distribution of resources.
Synonym: lifeboatism

单词	lifeboat ethics
释义	lifeboat ethics English Etymology Proposed by the ecologist Garrett Hardin, who gave the example of a lifeboat that can hold 50 people but is surrounded by 100 swimmers. Noun lifeboat ethics (uncountable) A system of ethics based on "first come, first served" or "every man for himself" rather than the fair distribution of resources. Synonym: lifeboatism See also balloon debate
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